Topic ID 3958
The possibility of a job has come up in Canary Wharf. My main issue is with travel. Does anyone else here travel from Hertford to Canary Wharf? If so, how long does it take and what is the best route? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Reply ID 57479
Depends on if you want to drive or not. There is a service from Hertford East to Stratford from where you can get the DLR to Canary Wharf.
Reply ID 57481
No you're not mad at all, depending on when you like to get into the office there are plenty of options and I think that the 1hr it takes me is reasonable. I go from HN to Moorgate, there is a fast train at between 6:47 and 6:50 depending on time of year or the more civilised 7:15 both of which take 40mins. Then hop onto the Northern Line and go to Bank and take the DLR to CW. Takes me 55-60mins. An alternative is to take the Northern Line to London Bridge, a long walk to the Jubilee Line and CW - much more crowded on this route, but I've been known to switch just for a change!
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Originally posted by aubend
The possibility of a job has come up in Canary Wharf. My main issue is with travel. Does anyone else here travel from Hertford to Canary Wharf? If so, how long does it take and what is the best route? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Reply ID 57482
I've worked for two companies that relocated from the City to Docklands. The longest I lasted was 6 months. Getting from Moorgate to Bank was the worst bit of the journey.
Reply ID 57485
Thanks for the answers. Loving Whale, I am pleasantly surprised at the 55-60 mins you report. That makes it seem more bearable to me.
Reply ID 57488
I did the HE to Liverpool Street then tube to Bank, then DLR for 2 years. Just about manageble on the way in but coming home was a disaster when anything went wrong. It will wear you down very quickly..
Reply ID 57493
I think I need to avoid H East at all costs. Depressingly slow and trains the third world would find unsatisfactory.
Reply ID 57498
quote:Did you try changing at Old Street? Sometimes it is easier to change to the Northern Line there rather than at Moorgate - although it is a little further to walk.
Originally posted by JohnSmith
Getting from Moorgate to Bank was the worst bit of the journey.
Reply ID 57505
I still do this journey....and it is a pain. i get the 5.39 from HN to moorgate, then Northern Line to Bank or London Bridge, then DLR/Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf. I live only 5mins walk from HN and the door to door journey is 1 hour 30 mins. Coming home is about the same but far less pleasant as there are more people. If I had to do the journey regularly from 7am onwards I wouldn't use the trains.
Reply ID 57514
I don't understand the maths Carlos, it's 40mins from HN to Moorgate, 5min (if that from Moorgate to Bank) and never any more than 15 mins Bank to CW on the DLR, there are always plenty of trains. Where does the extra 30min come from? Admittedly I'm coming in a bit later than you[:)] All I can say is that it beats the commute round the M25 belt to the Watford area for 10+ years, the M25 goes wrong on average 3-4 days per week, the trains go really wrong less than 10x a year based on the last 2yrs experience and there's always the HE option open as a bail out
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Originally posted by carlos fandango
I still do this journey....and it is a pain. i get the 5.39 from HN to moorgate, then Northern Line to Bank or London Bridge, then DLR/Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf. I live only 5mins walk from HN and the door to door journey is 1 hour 30 mins. Coming home is about the same but far less pleasant as there are more people. If I had to do the journey regularly from 7am onwards I wouldn't use the trains.
Reply ID 57526
I leave home at 5.30 (pretty much on the dot) and walk through my office door at just before 7. It's 47 mins to Moorgate...16 stops (count them) and then there is walking between various trains and of course the walk at the other end. DLR trains have a fairly wide gap between them at the moment because of engineering work.
Reply ID 57552
Loving Whale is correct though, there are certain later trains that only take 40 minutes to Moorgate as they miss out a number of stops. I get the 7.15/7.18 (depending on leaves on the line timetable) and get into my office in Brockley (in the Peoples' Republic of Lewisham) by 8.30.